This title was first published in 2000: August Jaeger was one of Elgar's most devoted supporters and was the subject of one of Elgar's most inspired movements, the Nimrod variation. This study explores the correspondence between Jaeger and the famous English composer.
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Kevin Allen
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Part 1: 1860-1904: 'And your young men shall see visions' 1. 1860-95: Dusseldorf to London 2. 1896-97: Composers Old and New 3. 1898: The Russian Campaign 4. 1899: A Quaint Idee 5. 1900: Mystic, Sublime, Superb 6. 1901: 'I must wax enthusiastic over somthing...'7. 1902: Kensington to Muswell Hill 8. 1903: 'Let someone other than Jaeger give answer!' 9. 1904: Remission and Relapse Part 2: 1905-09: Prison of Hope 10. 1905: 'This Godforsaken, lonely Hole' 11. 1906: Please not lose hero 12. 1907: Dum Spiro Spero 13. 1908: The Road to Hell 14. 1909: 'I can no more...' 15. In Memory of a Seer